Mr Patterson (76) said he had just returned from charity work at a Busselton camp on October 17 when he discovered three tyres had been split at the rim.
“It’s absolutely senseless,” the Wandana resident of five years said.
“Good people live here, but the minority is ruining it for the nice ones.
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Housing Authority service delivery general manager Greg Cash said the Authority did not install camera surveillance at its complexes.
“However, we have in the last 18 months upgraded the security lighting at Wandana and tenants have barrier doors and windows as added security,” he said.
Senior Sergeant Murray Geneff said out of about 200 residents at the Subiaco flats, only two or three caused problems for the police.
“This is the first time I have heard of tyres being slashed there in my 3½ years,” Sgt Geneff said.
“Most of the callouts tend to be alcohol-fuelled disturbances between residents.”
In late August, he said the WA Police and Housing Authority evicted a man for allegedly dealing in methamphetamines,
Mr Patterson said he had his car towed to a friend’s house in Alexander Heights while he saved enough money to buy new tyres.
“It’s too much of a risk parking it at home,” he said.